Cooking utensil



Oct. 29, 1929. y F. v. DETwlLER COOKING UTENS IL Filed Nov. 19. 1928 W M l.

Patentes @es 2a, 1929 1,733,450

' UNITED STATES4 PATENT OFFICEy FOREST V. DETWILER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS COOKING UTENSIL Application filed November 19, 1928. Serial No. 320,307.

This invention relates toimprovements in 11 of the body 10 while the edge 19 of the f cooking utensils, and one ot the objects of outer wall of the channel extends to avpoint i the same is to provide an improved utensil above the tops of the ribs 13 and of the diaof this character, one side of which is adapted metric center 14 of the body 10.

5 to be used as a griddle, the other side being The grooves or channels 12 have communi- 55 adapted for use as a broiler, the latter side cation with the chamber or channel 17 so that being provided with grooves, channels or any liquid which enters the grooves or chanthe like for the receptiono juices which drop nels will, by reason of the downwardly in trom the article being cooked thereon, the clined bottoms 16 thereof', be discharged into E@ bottoms of the grooves or channels being .1,11- and will accumulate within the channel or 60 clined from one. end toward the other end chamber 17. for causing'the juices to flowv into and accu- Spouts 20 may be provided in the outer mulate in a'peripheral trough or chamber. wall 19 of the channel 17 by means of which To the attainment of these ends and the the liquid may be poured from the channel l5 accomplishment of other, new anduseful oband a suitable handle 21 is connected with 65 jects as will appear7 the invention consists in the body portion and insulated therefrom by the features of novelty in substantially the means of suitable insulation 22. construction, combination and arrangement Vith this construction it will be manifest of the several parts hereinafter more fully that when an article, such as meat. is placed 25 described and claimed and shown in the acupon the griddle and the griddle being dis- 70 companying drawing` illustrating this invenposed above a flame or a suitable source of i tion, and in which heat, the article will be held out of Contact Y Figure 1 is a top plan view of a utensil of with the bottoms 16 of the grooves or chanfi this character constructed in accordance with nels 12 so that any juice dropping during the -f 25 the principles of this inventiona cooking operation will ow through the Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line grooves or channels 12 into the channel or 2-2, Figure 1. y chamber 17.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of Figure 1, This construction is particularly advanta partly broken away., geous by reason of the fact that the article 3@ Figure is a view similar to Figure 2, can be cooked or broiled without bein;r main- 80 showing the utensil inverted. tamed or confined during the cooking,r opera- The utensil consists essentially of a body tion within a quantity of .crease or fat which portion 10 which may be formed in any deaccumulates in the cooking utensil of the sired or suitable manner and of any suitable Ordinary construction, as the juices and fats material, 'but is preferably formed by castwill be conveyed away. 85

ing or molding the same. One surface 11 of When it is desired to use the utensil as a the'body is flat and provided in the upper surgriddle. it mav be reversed or inverted from Jface are a plurality of grooves or channels Vthe position shown in Figure 2 to the posi- 12 which may be formed in any desired or tion shown in Figure 4 so that the surface 49 suitable manner so as to produce ribs 13. The l1 will be uppermost` in which event the por- 90 ribs 13 terminate short of the diametric centiOn 18 of the circumferential flange will ter 14, of the body as at 15, and the bottoms project above the surface 11 to prevent the 16 of the grooves or ehannels incline downmaterial being cooked from running off of n wai-diy and outwardly.v The upper edges of the griddle` such for instance as batter.

the. ribs 13 are substantiallyin,'alinement with Then the device is used as a griddle, and 95 Ithe diametric center of vthe body portion 10. 1n the position shown in Figure 4, it will be The circumference of the body portion 1() noted that by reason. of the grooves or chanis shaped to form an upwardly openingr penels 12 and the inclined bottoms 16 of the ripheral channel 17, a portion 18 of the wall Channels, the body portion 10 will be of a 50 of the channel extending beyond the surface VlIylng tllClmeSS. That is to Say the cen- 100 tral portion 23 will be of considerable thickness and by reason of the grooves or channels 12 will taper or be gradually reduced in thickness as at 24 toward the periphery of the surface 11.

This is particularly advantageous by reason of the fact that when the utensil is employed in the position shown in Figure 4 and heat is supplied, the heat will accumulate in the thickened portion 23 and when the supply of heat is reduced, the heat accumulated in the central portion of the body will radiate towards the periphery thereof, with the result that the surface 11 will be of a substantially uniform degree of heat throughout substantially the entire area thereof.

At the same time when the heat is applied, the products of combustion and heated air willl by reason of the inclined bottoms 16 of the grooves or channels 12 be directed toward the periphery of the surface 11.`

The outer wall 19 of the groove or channel 17 will also serve as a flange for preventing the escape of heat around the outside of the body portion.

While the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope ofthe claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

That is claimed as new is 1. A cooking utensil embodying a body having two opposite faces either of which may be used as a cooking surface, said body decreasing in thickness from the center towards the periphery thereof, one of said surfaces having grooves or channels extending in directions from the center towards the periphery thereof.

2. A cooking utensil embodying a body having two opposite faces either of which may be used as a cooking surface, said body decreasing in thickness from the center towards the periphery thereof, one of said surfaces having grooves or channels extending in directions from the center towards the periphery thereof, the bottom of said groovesor channels inclining downwardly towards the periphery of the body.

3. A cookingr utensil embodying a body having two opposite faces either of which may be used as a cooking surface, said body decreasing in thickness from the center towards the periphery thereof, one of said surfaces having grooves or channels extending in directions from the center towards the per1phery thereof, and a circumferential trough with which said channels communicate.

4. A cooking utensil embodying -a body having two opposite'faces either of which may be used as a cooking surface, said body decreasing in thickness from the center towards the periphery thereof, one of said surfaces having grooves or channels extending in directions from the center towards the periphery thereof, and a circumferential trough with which the said chambers communicate, one o f the walls of the trough extending to a plant' beyond the plane of said grooved or channeled surface.

5. A cooking utensil embodying a bodv having two opposite faces either of whic may be used as a cooking surface, said body decreasing in thickness from the center towards the periphery thereof, one of said surfaces having grooves or channels extending in directions from the center towards the periphery thereof, the walls of the channels being continuous throughout the length of the channels, the bottoms of said grooves or channels inclining downwardly towards the periphery of the body, and a circumferential trough with which the said channels communicate, all of said parts being formed as au intergral structure.

6. A cooking utensil embodying a body having two opposite faces either of which may be used as a cooking surface, one of said surfaces having grooves or channels opening therethrough, the channel walls being continuous throughout the length of the channel with their upper edges in the same plane, a circumferential trough with which said grooves or channels communicate, the other of said surfaces being smooth and substantially flat, one wall of s aid trough being shaped to form an upstanding projection eX- tending above and about the said fiat surface when the latter is uppermost.

7. A cooking utensil embodying a body having two opposite faces either of which may be used as a cooking surface, one of said surfaces having grooves or channels opening therethrough, a circumferential trough with which said grooves or channels communicate, the other of said surfaces beine" smooth and substantially flat, one wall ofj said trough being shaped to form an upstanding projection extending above and about the said fiat44 surface when the latter is uppermost, the other wall of said trough depending below the said grooved or channeled surface when the latter is lowermost and operation to con- Iine the products of combustion within the iange.

8. A cooking utensil embodying a body portion having two opposite faces either of which may be placed uppermost and utilized for cooking purposes, grooves or channels in one of said faces, a circumferential trough into which the said grooves or channels communicate, the grooves or channels increasing in depth towards the said trough whereby the thickness of the said body portion will decrease from the center thereof outwardl 9. A cooking utensil embodying a bo y portion having two opposite faces either of which may be placed uppermost and utilized for cooking purposes, grooves or channels in one of said faces, a circumferential trough into which the said grooves or channels communicate, the grooves or channels increasing in depth towards the said trough whereby the thickness of the said body portion will deerease-v-ffrorn the @center thereof outwardly, theupper-surfaceso t the walls of the grooves or channels being inthe same plane with each other and with the central portion of the resp'ective surface of the body.

10: lA cooking utensil embodying a body portion provided with a cooking surface, 'grooves or channels opening through said surface, and a circumferential trough adr jacent the periphery of the' body and with i v which trough said grooves or channels communicate, said grooves or channels increas- 20 ing in depth in directions from the center of said body outwardly.

11. A cooking utensil embodying a body portion either face of which may be used uppermost and upon either face an article may be cooked, a circumferential flange extending beyond both faces of the bodyl one of said faces being flat, the other face beingprovided with grooves increasing in depth from the center of the body' towards the periphery thereof to form spaced continuous supporting walls, all of the walls terminating short of the center of the body to form a space with which all of said grooves have communication.

Ir testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 28th day of August, A. D., 1927.

FOREST V. DETWILER. 

